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oscillate
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oscillate
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Oscillate
(gcide) | Oscillate \Os"cil*late\ ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Oscillated ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Oscillating ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. oscillare to
swing, fr. oscillum a swing, a little mask or puppet made to
be hung from trees and swing in the wind, prob. orig., a
little mouth, a dim. from os mouth. See Oral, and cf.
Osculate.]
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1. To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum;
to swing; to sway.
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2. To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move
in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly,
back and forth.
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The amount of superior families oscillates rather
than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed
limits. --De Quincey.
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oscillate
(wn) | oscillate
v 1: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting
positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between
accepting the new position and retirement" [syn: hover,
vibrate, vacillate, oscillate]
2: move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the
meter was oscillating" [syn: oscillate, vibrate] |
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Oscillate
(gcide) | Oscillate \Os"cil*late\ ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Oscillated ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Oscillating ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. oscillare to
swing, fr. oscillum a swing, a little mask or puppet made to
be hung from trees and swing in the wind, prob. orig., a
little mouth, a dim. from os mouth. See Oral, and cf.
Osculate.]
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1. To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum;
to swing; to sway.
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2. To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move
in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly,
back and forth.
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The amount of superior families oscillates rather
than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed
limits. --De Quincey.
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Oscillated
(gcide) | Oscillate \Os"cil*late\ ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Oscillated ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Oscillating ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. oscillare to
swing, fr. oscillum a swing, a little mask or puppet made to
be hung from trees and swing in the wind, prob. orig., a
little mouth, a dim. from os mouth. See Oral, and cf.
Osculate.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum;
to swing; to sway.
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2. To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move
in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly,
back and forth.
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The amount of superior families oscillates rather
than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed
limits. --De Quincey.
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